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Exercise Bright Star '80 part One
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The first exercise was conducted from September to December in 1980. U.S. Army units and U.S. Air Force personnel were deployed in Egypt for the exercise.
United States units:
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- Task Force "Strike", 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
- 150th Tactical Fighter Group, New Mexico Air National Guard
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U.S. Army troops march to the Egyptian airborne camp to exchange gifts at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80, 11/09/1980
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An air-to-air left side view, from left to right, of two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters, four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and two AH-1 Cobra helicopters in front of two pyramids during exercise Bright Star '80.
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An air-to-air left side view, from left to right, of two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters, four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and two AH-1 Cobra helicopters over the city during exercise Bright Star '80
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Air Force maintenance crews prepare a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter for shipment aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80, 11/09/1980
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Air Force maintenance crews prepare a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter for shipment aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80, 11/09/1980
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A left front view of an AH-1 Cobra helicopter landing after a mission during exercise Bright Star '80.
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West Cairo, Egypt, 09 November 1980 — An AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter takes part in an aerial firepower demonstration, attended by officials from the Egyptian government, during exercise Bright Star ‘80.
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Two A-7D Corsair II aircraft come in for landing during exercise Bright Star '80.
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A left front view of four A-7D Corsair II aircraft preparing for take-off at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80.
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New Mexico ANG A-7Ds taxiing at Cairo West in the course of 1980’s edition of ‘Bright Star’, the regular joint training exercise involving US and Egyptian forces. Foto: MSgt Donald Sutherland/USAF
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LTC James W. Vanscyoc, 150th Tactical Fighter Group, New Mexico Air National Guard, is helped into his anti-exposure suit before departure at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80
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An air-to-air view of three UH-60A Blackhawk helicopters and three camouflaged A-7D Corsair II aircraft over the airfield during exercise Bright Star '80.
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an Egyptian Westland Commando helicopter transport news media personnel to an aerial firepower demonstration site during exercise Bright Star '80, 11/09/1980
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An aerial view of exercise BRIGHT STAR '80 facilities, 11/09/1980
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Egyptian Air Force Tu-16 during the exercise Bright Star in 1980
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Photo credits: Department of Defense; National Guard Bureau; U.S. Army
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Tags: Operation Bright Star '80, Bright Star 1980, Pyramid, West Cairo, 150th Tactical Fighter Group, 502nd Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, USAF, U.S. Army, Egyptian airborne, OH-58 Kiowa, UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-1 Cobra gunship, firepower demonstration, C-5 Galaxy, A-7D Corsair II, C-141B Starlifter, Egyptian Westland Commando, Mi-8 Hip, Tu-16 Badger, Egyptian Army, Egyptian Air Force
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